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What are the figures of speech used in the poem The Pilgrim?

What are the figures of speech used in the poem The Pilgrim?

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  1. Following poetic devices have been used in the poem The Pilgrim:

    • Inversion: A literary technique in which the normal order of word is reversed. For example, “Came at evening, cold and gray”.
    • Tautology: A literary device used by writers to say something more than once, using the same words or synonymous words. For example, “To a chasm, deep and vast and wide”.
    • Personification: A poetic device where animals, plants or even inanimate objects, are given human qualities. For Example, “The chasm which held no fears for me”.
    • Interrogation: A literary device in which a statement is used in form of a question in order to understand the idea or meaning. For Example, “Why build ye here at even tide?”

    The Pilgrim Poem Summary

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